{"id":15454,"date":"2021-10-01T12:51:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T16:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/?p=15454"},"modified":"2021-10-01T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T16:51:04","slug":"in-other-business-news-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2021\/10\/in-other-business-news-21\/","title":{"rendered":"In Other Business News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supermarket, Grocery, & C-Store<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Ahold-Delhaize<\/strong> announced that it is appointing Natalia Wallenberg as Chief Human Resources Officer.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Casey\u2019s General Stores Inc<\/strong>. has entered into an agreement to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores in Kentucky and Tennessee from Pilot Flying J<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Citarella <\/strong>reported it has named Rich Durante as CEO of the company.<\/p>\n

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Retail<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Free<\/a>\u2022\u00a0Claire’s Holdings LLC<\/strong> will soon roll out Cdrop, a subscription program with curated assortments of accessories and jewelry.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Dollar General Corp<\/strong>. reported it is planning to open its first store in the state of Idaho, by spring 2022.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Genoa Healthcare<\/strong> recently opened its 600th pharmacy location.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0JCPenney Company<\/strong>, Inc<\/strong>. announced the launch of Juicy by Juicy Couture, a new brand expansion from Juicy Couture<\/strong>. The new collection is now available in 500 JCPenney stores and online.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Target Corporation<\/strong> announced it plans to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees for the upcoming holiday season.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0ThredUp Inc<\/strong>. and J<\/strong>. Crew Group Inc<\/strong>. have partnered to open a store that only sells previously owned Madewell items.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0The TJX Companies Inc<\/strong>. recently launched its first-ever HomeGoods e-commerce website. The retailer will continue to expand its online store, beginning with a collection of gifts and themed decor in time for the holiday season.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0US LBM Holdings, LLC<\/strong> announced Don Riley has joined the company as Exec VP and COO. Manish Shanbhag has joined as Exec VP and General Counsel. Pat Managan has been promoted to Senior VP Supply Chain.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Walmart Stores Inc<\/strong>. announced it is planning to hire about 150,000 new U.S. store employees, in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.<\/p>\n

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Restaurant<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u2022\u00a0Brinker International Inc<\/strong>. has released their first diversity and sustainability report. In it the company says that they have increased diverse representation at the restaurant operations level by 35% and they have raised average hourly pay to $16.95<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Caribou Coffee<\/strong> has launched a subscription plan that will deliver coffee to customers\u2019 doors.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Dickey’s Barbecue Pit<\/strong> has continued their international expansion by opening a new location in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Fatburger<\/strong> has opened a new location in Arlington, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Fazoli’s<\/strong> has opened a new location in Warrensburg, MO.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Freddy’s Frozen Custards & Steakburgers<\/strong> has hired Laura Rueckel as Chief Marketing Officer and Erin Walter as VP of Brand Marketing.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Marco’s Pizza<\/strong> will be opening 15 new franchised restaurants in Tampa, FL by 2025.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0McDonald’s Corporation<\/strong> is bringing back their famous LTO McRib sandwich. This marks the 40th year since the item debuted.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0MooYah Burgers & Fries<\/strong> is planning to bring 15 new franchised locations to West Palm Beach, FL over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Mountain Mike’s Pizza<\/strong> has opened a new location in Brea, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina<\/strong> has opened a new location in McAllen, TX.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Papa John’s Pizza<\/strong> will be opening 100 new franchised stores in Texas by 2029.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0PDQ<\/strong> will be opening an international location in Kazakhstan in November.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Pizza Guys<\/strong> has opened a new location in San Carlos, CA.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Shipley Do-Nuts<\/strong> will be opening 20 new locations in Tampa, FL and West Texas as part of a new franchise agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ahold-Delhaize<\/strong> announced that it is appointing Natalia Wallenberg as…<\/p>\n

McDonald’s Corporation<\/strong> is bringing back their famous…<\/p>\n

The TJX Companies Inc<\/strong>. recently launched its first-ever…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-15454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retail","tag-eupdate","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}